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heading

 
Noun heading has 3 senses
  1. heading, header, head - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
    --1 is a kind of line
    --1 has particulars:
     crossheading, crosshead; headline, newspaper headline; lemma; rubric; running head, running headline; subheading, subhead; title, statute title, rubric
    Derived form: verb head7
  2. bearing, heading, aim - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    --2 is a kind of direction, way
    --2 has particulars: tack
    Derived forms: verb head5, verb head1
  3. drift, heading, gallery - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
    --3 is a kind of passageway
Verb head has 9 senses
  1. head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
    --1 is one way to
    proceed, go forward, continue
    Derived forms: noun head18, noun head5, noun head20, noun heading2
    Sample sentence:
    They head up the hill
  2. head, lead - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
    --2 is one way to direct
    Derived form: noun head4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. lead, head - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
    --3 is one way to precede, lead
    Derived forms: noun head20, noun head18, noun head5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. head, head up - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
    --4 is one way to be
    Derived forms: noun head18, noun head5, noun head4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    --5 is one way to control, command
    Derived forms: noun head18, noun head5, noun head20, noun heading2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  6. head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
    --6 is one way to
    originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  7. head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
    --7 is one way to
    lie
    Derived forms: noun head18, noun header1, noun head7, noun heading1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  8. head - form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
    --8 is one way to
    form, take form, take shape, spring
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  9. head - remove the head of; "head the fish"
    --9 is one way to
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
headfirst headfirst scull headfish headful headgear headhunt headhunter heading-out heading heading off heading out headings headlamp headland headless headlight headlights

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